The city of Rockwood has asked Roane County to pay matching funds to repair a bridge leading to the county animal shelter.

“If you are unable to provide the full amount, which is estimated to be approximately $6,000, I feel certain the Council would welcome any amount you feel you could support,” City Administrator Becky Ruppe wrote in a Jan. 9 letter to Roane County Executive Ron Woody.

Woody took the issue before the Roane County Commission’s Budget Committee last week. Members voted to contribute $3,000.

University Press of Kentucky author Douglas V. Mastriano has been named the recipient of the 2015 William E. Colby Award for his book “Alvin York: A New Biography of the Hero of the Argonne.”

Named for the late ambassador and former CIA director William E. Colby, the Colby Award recognizes a first work of fiction or nonfiction that has made a significant contribution to the public’s understanding of intelligence operations, military history, or international affairs.

Harriman Police Department didn’t net any drunk drivers last week during its DUI checkpoint Friday, but a number of arrests for other violations did occur.

“We issued four adult seat belt tickets and three child restraint tickets. No arrests for DUI, but we consider it successful because of the seat belt tickets and the deterrent of letting people know we are working hard to stop DUI offenders,” said Assistant Police Chief Kenney Humphrey.